So the trade thing isn't going to happen?

Just heard about a game called Dying Light. It's a free running, first person zombie game. If they throw in Nazis and overly masculine bald US Marines, I think they'll have all the modern game cliches covered.

Mirror's Edge with zombies? I'm sold. Not really sure how the free-running is a cliche though. I'd wish for more games like Mirror's Edge.

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ok...g/k-bigpic.jpg

People actually do buy games purely to trade later.

Brink did it, Mirrors Edge, Assassins Creed games, Prince of Persia, LEGO City Undercover and a bunch of others.

Yeah, collectors of physical games do but I've never though anyone would do it with digital games.

But they do. There are Steam trade threads on almost every forum I frequent, even ones with no real connection to video games.

Well, we learn something new every day.

Today's News:
1) Bunch of EA-related news with NHL 14 only arriving for the Xbox 360 and PS3, no Wii U version for Need For Speed Rivals, current plans are to keep supporting the Xbox 360 and PS3 for another 4 years, and a new Battlefront game was hinted recently.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-gen-consoles/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...d-current-gen/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...xt-four-years/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ea-h...ttlefront-game

2) Nintendo announces their E3 Nintendo Direct episode will occur on June 11 at 7am PST (10am EST).
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...t-254379.phtml

3) The president of Square Enix's American branch has resigned from the company and is being replaced by the current CEO of Square Enix's European branch.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/23/435...leaves-company

4) The original Far Cry is currently rumored to be getting the HD remake treatment for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...playstation-3/

lol the Wii U's sales rank on Amazon has gone from #390 to #40 since the Xbox One was revealed

What type of jackass buys a WiiU because the XBOne is meh?

Jesus.

Maybe they think a half-ass next gen console is better than a shitty one.

I disagree, for the record, but I can see the point of view.

Maybe they had an interest in it but held off because they'd rather get an Xbox One. When they saw it wasn't up to what they wanted, they went for the Wii U because they felt they had no need to hang on to buy the Xbox One. (Can we just call it X1?)

I'm not that bothered about the Xbox One because I already have a Wii U, so I have another 5 years of Nintendo games to look forward to. I know it's not going to get the "AAA Blockbusters" but that's not a big deal. Oh no, I can't play games about 30-something American super soldiers gunning down aliens/foreigners! No great loss.

I'd love for MS to grab my attention with something at E3 but, if they don't, whatever.

WWE 2k14 isn't for WiiU either.

Kind of a deal breaker, tbh.

Yeah, curse them for waiting to see what all 3 had to offer then deciding they wanted the Wii U. JACKASSES THE LOT OF THEM, FUKKIN CONSUMERS.


A Yukes developed WWE game would be right at the bottom of games to give a shit about if I was only rocking a Wii U.

If you just grab the disc then you have to pay full price.


Standard trade-ins at retailers will allegedly still work and without an extra fee. MS will get their cut from the retailers in that instance.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/publi...retail/0116137

HEY EVERYBODY, LET'S START SPAZZING OUT OVER RUMOURS AGAIN!

Today's News:
1) According to Sony, the official reason why Gran Turismo 6 was developed for the PS3 and not the PS4 was due to the series history always has released 2 games per console. They also hinted the game might not be a launch system-seller worthy title.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...3-and-not-ps4/

2) Tecmo announces Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will have Jacky Bryant and Ein from the Virtual Fighter series as guest fighters for the game's roster.
http://www.destructoid.com/dead-or-a...r-254429.phtml

3) The former CEO of EA, John Riccitello, stated the idea of "always-on" DRM will be more accepted and embraced by gamers this upcoming console gen. His reasoning involved the belief that all the new benefits next gen consoles can do and bring while being connected online will end up outweighing all the current complaints regarding DRM.
http://www.destructoid.com/former-ea...m-254417.phtml

whatever floats your boat.

And this is a man with his finger on the pulse of gaming. That's why his company's posting losses and he had to fall on his sword.

Not really news but I found this interesting:

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/0...Top+Stories%29

Rochard is 75% off on Steam for $2.49 through the 27th and I found this game very fun and recommend it.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/10...r=1_4_4__106_2

Also, Unreal Deal Pack for $10.00

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/683/

Weekend News Edition
 

Unlike with the original Xbox and similar to Sony's long term plans with their Playstation line, Microsoft announces they will continue to support the Xbox 360 for at least another 5 years once Xbox One is launched.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...ive-years.aspx


For comparisons, the Xbox was essentially killed off by Microsoft once the Xbox 360 was released. Nintendo usually gives around an extra year of support once a new system is released.

We'll see.

The Playstation 2 saw a lot of love for quite some time after it was considered obsolete. Hell, it was only a couple of years back that they stopped making WWE games for it.

Next-gen thriving isn't a given. While I'm betting it will happen eventually, there's a lot to contend with. This goes doubly if we see the kind of shit MS has pulled on a wider scale.

Weekend News Edition
 

The secret of Curisoity was revealed earlier today

Rule #1: <s>The Doctor</s> Peter Molyneux lies.

That's true, I was still buying WWE games for my PS2 until late 2007.

I suppose another factor to consider is the limited size of 360 discs, if everything else is on bluray, playing 360 games will be like swapping out Monkey Island discs on an amiga.

I want XBox One to fail, so all the bad things about it people are saying should make me happy but I feel like it's not going to be as bad as people think it will. Everything about the system sounds retarded, but I don't think the developers are really that stupid. Also, there's plenty of time before it's released to change all the things that people are complaining about.

Why do you want a console to fail? Fuck is wrong with you?

Assuming we need that much extra space, yes. Then again, most of the BD games that are significantly larger use things like lossless audio that most gamers don't need or even necessarily want.

Well, Ossman is a Nintendo fangirl through and through.

But seriously, this runs a dangerous risk of setting precedents for gaming, so I wouldn't particularly mind it failing, either.

We'd have only our peers to blame.

Today's News:
1) EA states they have dropped their Fight Night series in order to focus on their new UFC series with a significant portion of the Fight Night team working on the new UFC project.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...shifts-to-ufc/

2) Namco Bandai denies rumors of them currently working on an HD re-release set for the Tales of Symphonia series and instead hinted they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the series with a special event.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...hd-re-release/

3) Bungie states Destiny could arriving on the PC in the future although no official decision will be made until after development is finished for the console versions of the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...destiny-to-pc/

4) Microsoft confirms leaks of a new Halo-related project called "Halo Bootcamp" are true and was teased to be a third-person mission-based shooter.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-ratings-leak/

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...The fuck does he smoke?

Dunno but I want some.

Did Leguizamo have a stroke what the hell?

Had no idea the guy who played Mario was English.

Really? Well, not really a surprise because any time I've seen him in anything American, he's had an American accent. He's actually cockney.

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New Final Fantasy IX sidequest found

Damn

It's almost as funny as ths disconnect between Hugh Laurie and House.

Sweet gonna play ff9

Damn can't do it at the end of the game I guess

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Today's News:
1) Square Enix reveals their newest money making plans involves a lot more sequels, faster game development, and a lot more micro-transactions/DLC for their games.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/squa...rotransactions

2) Some E3-related news as Sony announces this year's press conference will be streamed live on the PS Vita. Tecmo Koei states a playable demo version of Ninja Gaiden Z is among the lineup of games they are showing off. Sega teased they will be revealing their "Spectrum" project during the expo which is rumored to not be a game nor an actual new console.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ystation-vita/
http://www.destructoid.com/tecmo-koe...a-254684.phtml
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sega...ouncement-june

3) The vice president and co-founder of Epic Games, Mark Rein, stated on Twitter EA's recent claims of next gen consoles being a "generation ahead" of current high-end PCs is not even close to being true. Most tech reports believe by the time both are launched, PCs would either have overtaken consoles again or would by early 2014.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...n-ahead-of-pc/

Picked it up.

The weekly Bundle is the Alan Wake games.

Square Enix already failed in the faster game development dept. with Thief taking forever to make.

My laptop is already more "high end" than the upcoming consoles spec-wise but that doesn't mean I will be able to play all games that console gamers would.

Today's News:
1) More E3-related news as Ubisoft is currently rumored to be developing a new racing game called "The Crew" meant to compete against Forza and Gran Turismo. Hideo Kojima released a teaser image from the E3 trailer for Metal Gear Solid 5. Nintendo released a list of all the Best Buy locations that will support their E3 demo games during the event itself.
http://www.examiner.com/article/rumo...rew-at-e3-2013
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...terious-image/
http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-th...s-254746.phtml

2) Blizzard currently rumored to have scrapped all work for their MMO "Titan" project and are restarting/rebooting development for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...pones-release/

3) According to Sony, The Last of Us will have a Season Pass which costs $19.99 and gives a special discount on the first 3 DLC packs (2 multiplayer-based and 1 single player-based pack).
http://www.destructoid.com/the-last-...t-254728.phtml

I leave 10mins away from the Best Buy they're using. I will be there.

Oh man, the original Shadow Warrior is free on steam. Still love that game. Wish they would've added in online play tho.

http://www.gunpointgame.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/20...snr=1_7_15__13

This is a fun stealth, platformer, puzzle game that has a demo I've been playing. The full game comes out on June 3rd.

Telltale Games Humble Bundle Weekly:

http://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Today's News:
1) Blizzard confirms rumors of their "Titan" project being scrapped and needing a reboot of development is true with several of the staff having been cut from the project and the game now being delayed till 2016.
http://www.destructoid.com/blizzard-...6-254784.phtml

2) According to Ubisoft, South Park: The Stick of Truth is among the game they will be showing off at E3 next month.
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-s...h-254772.phtml

3) EA announces several of their games that featured Season Passes are currently being given away for free on both XBLA and PSN.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-on-xbox-live/

Today's News:
1) Some Take-Two related news as the CEO stated MMOs should focus more on Asian markets than US markets, tablets will soon be worthy of having same day game releases as consoles/PC, and studios should focus more on pleasing customers than blaming poor sales on the used game market.
http://www.destructoid.com/mmos-don-...s-254901.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/take-two-...--254908.phtml
http://www.screwattack.com/news/take...ake-used-games

2) Arkane Studios, developers of Dishonored, are currently rumored to be developing Prey 2.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ing-on-prey-2/

3) According to a recent scientific study regarding the effect of removing the used game market, the results revealed publishers would benefit more by reducing the standard price of games by $20 (19% rise in profits) than removing the market itself (10% decline in profits).
http://www.destructoid.com/using-sci...s-254913.phtml

Going back to regular $49.99 would be great.

But ...But used games are forcing up the cost of games!

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A fake rage video on a game where rage videos have been done to death.

First time I saw the game :(

Yahoo! got an article up about how the Alamogordo Landfill in New Mexico is about to get dug up in search of the destroyed E.T games back on the Atari 2600. A documentary movie might come ouf of it.

Harmonix to announce a new game tomorrow, though they're saying it's not Rock Band or Dance Central.

Today's News:
1) According to ABC News, the co-founder of Oculus Rift, Andrew Scott Reisse, was killed over the weekend from a hit-and-run accident during a high-speed police chase.
http://www.destructoid.com/oculus-ri...r-255033.phtml

2) Lionhead Studios currently rumored to be developing a new Fable game after recently launching new Fable forums and teasing an announcement will be made soon.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-announcement/

3) According to a former developer on the Prey 2 team, "petty and political" bickering between Human Head Studios and Bethesda was the actual reason why Bethesda dropped Human Head and hired Arkane Studios to reboot the project.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...d-development/

4) Eidos Montreal teased on Twitter they will be revealing a new Deus Ex game at E3 next week with the potential name being "Deus Ex: The Fall."
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-deus-ex-game/
http://www.destructoid.com/eidos-ask...l-255189.phtml

Last time they were asked they said they had several new games in the pipe that were not Rock Band (not surprising, really) or Dance Central. I'm legitimately curious as to what they've got going.

I'd think adding a new Fable forum and announcing they have something to announce is actually announcing a new Fable game.

Just started another playthrough of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Hope it's not a tease for the movie that's in the works and just a whole new game in general.

Gotta have Adam Jensen back as the hero, though. That guy was money.

http://www.destructoid.com/june-will...s-255209.phtml


Apparently I'll be getting Deus Ex: Human Revolution free through Playstation Plus this month, along with Saints Row 3. Makes me happy I never actually went out and bought Saint's Row 3.

Yeah, Human Revolution was a lot of fun. Outside of the boss fights anyway.

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BRING IT ON!

Awesome.

Today's News:
1) Tecmo announces Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will be going free-to-play on the PS3 with 4 characters being offered for free, every extra character costing around $4, and Story Mode costing $15. A Xbox 360 version is currently being developed as well.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-free-to-play/

2) Harmonix revealed they are working with Disney on a Kinect-based rhythm game called Fantasia: Music Evolved and will be released for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One next year.
http://www.destructoid.com/harmonix-...d-255039.phtml

3) Telltale Games recently teased a new game on Vine with rumors of it being The Walking Dead Season 2 based on the art style and other similarities with the first Walking Dead game.
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-...e-255233.phtml

DOA5Ultimate F2P will be a separate version from retail. Just to clarify.

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bessy...5_original.gif

Well, it's an iOS game. So close enough.

Just got home and found out it's a mobile game.

Most of the gaming sites i've visited so far have nothing but anger over this announcement.

Today's News:
1) Telltale Games released another teaser for their mysterious game which basically confirmed it is The Walking Dead: Season 2.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...g-dead-teaser/

2) DICE teases they will be revealing several "surprises" during EA's E3 press conference which occurs on June 10. Mirror's Edge 2 is currently speculated as one of the potential surprises based on recent activity from EA.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ss-conference/

3) Namco Bandai confirms the Tales of Symphonia HD set, called Tales Of Symphonia Chronicles, will be getting a North American release next year. The set will also be released in Japan next year as well.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...h-america.aspx

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk

yyyyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Today's News:
1) Blizzard announces Diablo III will also be getting an Xbox 360 version and arrives on September 3rd. Similar to the PS3 and PS4 version, the Xbox 360 version will also offer offline play and no auction houses.
http://www.destructoid.com/diablo-ii...d-255491.phtml

2) Square Enix recently released the E3 trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII while also stating the game has been pushed back from a late 2013 release date to now a February 11 (NA) and February 14 (EU) date.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/xbox_...14-e3-trailer/

3) Respawn Entertainment officially revealed their first title called Titanfall which is a mech combat game and runs on a modified Source engine. The game was also revealed to be arriving for PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/re...all/1100-4657/

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Well, hell. I remember I started doing that, but I stopped halfway through, because when the :heart: started appearing in the dialogue, I thought the game glitched again. This makes me sad. Protect ring would have helped heaps against Ozma.

Eurogamer guy can't write off LEGO games because they're getting dull and are "just copy/pastes" when COD etc exist and people still play it.

Well CoD is for cool kids.

It's not surprising that it's popular despite being bland and copy/paste. Just look at tv and movies. ANOTHER Zombie film. ANOTHER talent contest. ANOTHER "tense" neonlit gameshow.

DO WANT

Even better, since he wants "innovation." What was the big innovation in Ghosts? Curves for guns? Optional Kinect dog commands?

"innovation" is the sort of term tossed around by douchebags who tend to do what every other gamer does and buy more of the same stuff they liked before.

And honestly, that's not a bad thing. If you can add something new to a beloved franchise, great. But the drive for innovation leads to shitty gimmicks and superficial deals.

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I was keeping an eye on this because I've really enjoyed every single Twisted Pixel game so far. Now I know I'll miss this one out. No clue why it's on Xbox One when it looks like it could run on the original Xbox.

Want Lego Marvel so badly it hurts.

They're still making the 360 version of LocoCycle.

Oh, I see. Why bother making it a launch title, then?

60% off classic Codemaster games for the next 3 days.

More available games to play since they have no BC.

Yeah and less competition to deal with during launch for digital games.

Today's News:
1) Square Enix announces the Legacy of Kain series is getting revived but the new game is being developed as a spin off title for the series.
http://www.destructoid.com/square-en...n-255592.phtml

2) According to Croteam studios, sales generated from the Serious Sam Humble Bundle will be used to help fund the development of Serious Sam 4.
http://www.destructoid.com/serious-s...4-255618.phtml

3) Based on a recent database entry on Steam, the recent Walking Dead-esque teasers done by Telltale Games appear to be more for an upcoming DLC pack called "400 Days" than the actual Second Season.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...sting-spotted/

Interested in what the LoK spin-off could be.

I've been playing a lot of Super Metroid lately and I wondered if anyone knew if Ridley is supposed to be sentient like some kind of alien or if he's just a dumb animal.

Sort of don't want to know the answer because it gives him a "mysteriousness" if I don't know if he's one or the other.

It's a recurring creature in the series. I don't know if it's ever been fleshed out or anything.

I know he's recurring. I just never knew if he was aware of whats going on or if he was just acting out of instinct.

Seems to just be some beast that probably had a point once upon a time but now shows up for the fans. Maybe there's more than one.

No, there is just one Ridley, and he is sentient. He's actually the leader of the space pirates behind Mother Brain.

Yeah, I knew there was only one. Apparantly, according to the manga, he is the one that killed Samus' parents in front of her. I knew he was the space pirate leader but I never saw anything to suggest he was sentient. He's always looked and acted like he was just some big dumb animal that got in the way a lot.

Samus is a girl?

Spoilers, bro.